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Daughter Down

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[Intro]
C  F      C  F
[Verse 1]
If I Chad only Fone
One more day to live, I'd Csit in the Fsun
I'd trace my fingertips aCround everyFone
Every heart that ever Glost Cand Gfound me
[Verse 2]
I'd Csleep in the Fshade
I'd watch my mother make her Cpink lemonFade
While my father gives the Cgarden a Fspray
And I'd look at how this Gface Chas Gweathered
'Cause life's Cbeen Gtethered Dmdown
[Chorus]
Like a Fstorm
Like an Cancient window Gwaiting for a Dmstorm
For a Fhome
For a Chand to come and Gcut the rope aDmway
Oh, will CI ever Gbe Cthat Gbrave?
         N.C.
If I had one more day
[Instrumental]
C  F      C  F
[Verse 3]
I'd Ceat some ice Fcream
Lick the bowl till it was Cperfectly Fclean
Have one last hurrah on the Cold tire Fswing
Dip my toes in as I Gcross Cthe Gwater
OnCly Gdaughter Dmdown
[Chorus]
Like a Fstorm
Like an Cancient window Gwaiting for a Dmstorm
For a Fhope
For a Chand to come and Gcut the rope aDmway
Oh, will CI ever Gbe Cthat Gbrave?
         N.C.
If I had one more day
[Instrumental]
Dm   F   C   G
[Chorus]
DmDown like a Fstorm
Like an Cancient window Gwaiting for a Dmstorm
For a Fkiss
For a Csecond chance to Gfeel like this
Like a Dmstorm
Like a Fstorm
Like an Cancient window Gwaiting for a Dmstorm
For a Fhome
For a Chand to come and Gcut the rope aDmway
Oh, will CI ever Gbe Cthat Gbrave?
         N.C.
If I had one more day

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Daughter Down

by Jann Arden

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

C F C F

[Verse 1]

C F

If I had only one

C F

One more day to live, I'd sit in the sun

C F

I'd trace my fingertips around everyone

G C G

Every heart that ever lost and found me

[Verse 2]

C F

I'd sleep in the shade

C F

I'd watch my mother make her pink lemonade

C F

While my father gives the garden a spray

G C G

And I'd look at how this face has weathered

C G Dm

'Cause life's been tethered down

[Chorus]

Like a storm

C G Dm

Like an ancient window waiting for a storm

For a home

C G Dm

For a hand to come and cut the rope away

C G C G

Oh, will I ever be that brave?

N.C.

If I had one more day

[Instrumental]

C F C F

[Verse 3]

C F

I'd eat some ice cream

C F

Lick the bowl till it was perfectly clean

C F

Have one last hurrah on the old tire swing

G C G

Dip my toes in as I cross the water

C G Dm

Only daughter down

[Chorus]

Like a storm

C G Dm

Like an ancient window waiting for a storm

For a hope

C G Dm

For a hand to come and cut the rope away

C G C G

Oh, will I ever be that brave?

N.C.

If I had one more day

[Instrumental]

Dm F C G

[Chorus]

Dm F

Down like a storm

C G Dm

Like an ancient window waiting for a storm

For a kiss

C G

For a second chance to feel like this

Like a storm

C G Dm

Like an ancient window waiting for a storm

For a home

C G Dm

For a hand to come and cut the rope away

C G C G

Oh, will I ever be that brave?

N.C.

If I had one more day

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